Monthly Archives: September 2021
NZ still has ‘broad control’ of Auckland covid outbreak, says Ardern
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the New Zealand government still has "broad control" of the covid-19 delta outbreak in Auckland.
Ardern and Director-General of...
Covid-19 delta pandemic a Trojan horse to extend French colonialism
COMMENTARY: By Ena Manuireva with Tony Fala
In imperial and colonial contexts, dominant groups express their power in three ways: colonisation of the bodies of...
PNG Post-Courier: Time to consider piracy as a serious issue
EDITORIAL: By the PNG Post-Courier
Ten years ago, a dinghy carrying 5 medical research institute scientists disappeared in Papua New Guinea's West New Britain waters.
The...
NZ covid cases jump by 45 – but ‘we’re still aiming to run this...
RNZ News
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield today gave a briefing on the vaccine rollout and current cases...
Fiji reports first death of HIV patient with covid-19
RNZ Pacific
Fiji has reported its first death of a person living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and diagnosed with covid-19.
But the Health Ministry said...
Bainimarama: Pacific faces tough climate, disease challenges – world leaders need to rise up
COMMENTARY: By Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama in Suva
Fiji Islands Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is the current Chair of the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum. Addressing the...
Covid surge threatens PNG’s Mt Hagen hospital with ‘closure by Christmas’
By Rita Peki in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Two deaths with two patients in critical condition is the status at one of Papua New...
Two thirds of New Zealanders favour border ‘safety first’, says Herald poll
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
A new poll shows nearly two out of three New Zealanders want the border to remain closed until at least 90...
The Fiji Times: The role of the media – holding power to account
EDITORIAL: By the Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley
Fiji's Assistant Minister for iTaukei Affairs Selai Adimaitoga said quite a lot on Friday in her end...
Pacific National Radio Trust welcomes public funding boost for Pasifika journalism
Pacific Media Network News
National Pacific Radio Trust has won a year's funding from NZ On Air’s Public Interest Journalism Fund to enhance its reporting...
Lawyer Koman calls for inquiry into tragic death of health worker in Papua
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Papua human rights activist and lawyer Veronica Koman has called for an independent inquiry into the attack on health workers in...
Doctors rally on phone to help Pasifika families in isolation
RNZ Pacific
A group of doctors have hit the phones to support Pasifika families who have tested positive for covid-19 and been transferred into managed...
NZ reports 16 new community covid cases after drop to single figures
RNZ News
New Zealand has 16 community cases of covid-19 today, according to the Ministry of Health.
In a statement, the ministry said 13 of today's...
PNG covid lockdown plans ‘not ready’ – strict protocols instead
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's acting Prime Minister Soroi Eoe says the specific lockdown measures planned for the covid-19 spike in...
Special report: Dreams, dollars and destruction of a Papuan rainforest
Melanie Reid's video story on the Tanah Merah megaproject. Video: Newsroom
SPECIAL REPORT: By Melanie Reid and Bonnie Sumner of Newsroom
Newsroom.co.nz
An Auckland property developer is...
Wenda blames nurse’s death on Indonesian military crackdown for Papuan mining, palm oil
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has blamed the Indonesian military over the attack at a hospital in Kiwirok, near...
Moana Pasifika and Fiji Drua overcome Super Rugby hurdles
By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report
While the All Blacks and Springboks will play their 100th test tomorrow both Pacific rugby teams are preparing for...
Taliban ‘journalism rules’ open way to censorship, persecution, warns RSF
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it is very disturbed by the “11 journalism rules” that the Taliban announced at a meeting...
Covid deaths soar in New Caledonian crisis – 16 in one day
RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia recorded 16 covid-19 deaths yesterday -- the highest single day total since the delta strain of the virus arrived in the...
Auckland mayor Goff makes ‘roll up your sleeves – take covid jab’ plea
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has appealed to the 1.7 million people in the city to "roll up your sleeves" and get...
PNG prepares to impose covid lockdown in several provinces
RNZ News
Papua New Guinea authorities are preparing for a four-week lockdown in at least three provinces at the end of the month.
The move has...
‘My way or highway’ bill a product of Fiji dictatorship, says Prasad
By Luke Nacei in Suva
Fiji's pposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad told Parliament yesterday that the Electoral Registration of Voters (Amendment) Bill...